International Assets Investment Management LLC Has $614,000 Stock Holdings in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 10,369.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,863 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,807 shares during the quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $614,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Greenleaf Trust acquired a new position in TransUnion during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,372,000. Signaturefd LLC increased its position in TransUnion by 15.0% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 788 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in TransUnion during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $348,000. Toth Financial Advisory Corp increased its position in TransUnion by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 69,655 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $7,293,000 after purchasing an additional 1,675 shares in the last quarter. Finally, New Century Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in TransUnion during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $268,000.

TransUnion Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of NYSE TRU opened at $100.97 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $19.68 billion, a PE ratio of 87.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.62. TransUnion has a 12-month low of $49.36 and a 12-month high of $113.17. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $102.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $87.32. The company has a quick ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.06 billion. TransUnion had a net margin of 5.47% and a return on equity of 15.38%. TransUnion’s revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.80 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 9th. Investors of record on Friday, August 23rd were paid a dividend of $0.105 per share. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 23rd. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is presently 36.52%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Todd C. Skinner sold 2,900 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.58, for a total transaction of $248,182.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 27,729 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,373,047.82. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other TransUnion news, EVP Heather J. Russell sold 3,173 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.58, for a total transaction of $303,275.34. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 19,926 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,904,527.08. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Todd C. Skinner sold 2,900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.58, for a total transaction of $248,182.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 27,729 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,373,047.82. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 12,715 shares of company stock valued at $1,209,589 over the last ninety days. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $103.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of TransUnion from $97.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of TransUnion from $104.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of TransUnion from $103.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, UBS Group initiated coverage on shares of TransUnion in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. They set a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 target price on the stock. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, TransUnion has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $104.53.

TransUnion Company Profile

TransUnion operates as a global consumer credit reporting agency that provides risk and information solutions. The company operates through U.S. Markets, International, and Consumer Interactive segments. The U.S. Markets segment provides consumer reports, actionable insights, and analytic services to businesses, which uses its services to acquire new customers; assess consumer ability to pay for services; identify cross-selling opportunities; measure and manage debt portfolio risk; collect debt; verify consumer identities; and mitigate fraud risk.